Shadowing-Übung: D18 Closet - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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closet.
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I think you just need fewer clothes.
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A woman can never have too many clothes.
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She can if they don't fit in her closet.
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Maybe we should take your things out of it.
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Then where would I put my clothes?
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You can put them in a small wardrobe.
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I think it's easier if you throw some dresses out.
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My dresses are nicer than your clothes.
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I only have the clothes that are necessary.
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So do I.
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I need to look nice more often than you do.
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I wish your attitude was as nice as your dresses.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 13 sentences and 97 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
closet noun/ˈklɑzɪt/A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
fewer/ˈfjuː.ɚ/Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer
wardrobe noun/ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
attitude noun/ˈætɪˌtud/The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
dress verb/dɹɛs/To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
necessary adjective/ˈnɛs.əˌsɛ.ɹi/Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
throw verb/θɹoʊ/To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
dress out verbTo change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.

Grammatik in diesem Video

Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:

StrukturIm Video
Komparativ -er than / more … than – zwei Dinge vergleichennicer than · more often than
Ratschlag mit „should“ should + Verb – sagen, was eine gute Idee istshould take
Verpflichtung: must / have to / need to sagen, dass etwas notwendig istneed to look

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, throw /θɹoʊ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloth, closet, fewer.

Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?

Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.

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